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Accurate Positioning and Orientation Estimation in Urban Environment Based on 3D Models
Abstract
This paper describes a positioning algorithm for mobile phones based on image recognition. The use of image recognition based (IRB) positioning in mobile applications is characterized by the availability of a single camera for estimate the camera position and orientation. A prior knowledge of 3D environment is needed in the form of a database of images with associated spatial information that can be built projecting the 3D model on a set of synthetic solid images (range + RGB images). The IRB procedure proposed by the authors can be divided in two steps: the selection from the database of the most similar image to the query image used to locate the camera and the estimation of the position and orientation of the camera based on available 3D data on the reference image. The MPEG standard Compact Descriptors for Visual Search (CDVS) has been used to reduce hugely the processing time. Some practical results of the location methodology in outdoor environment have been described in terms of processing time and accuracy of position and attitude.
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Image recognition based location Visual search Positioning Smartphones Low costPreview
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